Best Fantasy Short Story Collections

1.
Smoke and Mirrors: Short Fiction and Illusions
Smoke and Mirrors: Short Fiction and Illusions 4.01 avg rating — 73,248 ratings
2.
Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders
Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders 3.95 avg rating — 71,649 ratings
3.
The Martian Chronicles
The Martian Chronicles 4.16 avg rating — 279,663 ratings
4.
The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories
The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories 3.87 avg rating — 23,067 ratings
5.
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories 3.91 avg rating — 63,245 ratings
6.
Magic for Beginners
Magic for Beginners 3.80 avg rating — 10,118 ratings
7.
Dreams Underfoot (Newford, #1)
Dreams Underfoot (Newford, #1) 4.11 avg rating — 8,968 ratings
8.
The October Country
The October Country 4.11 avg rating — 20,538 ratings
9.
Pretty Monsters: Stories
Pretty Monsters: Stories 3.91 avg rating — 6,163 ratings
10.
Stranger Things Happen
Stranger Things Happen 3.83 avg rating — 6,347 ratings
11.
The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye: Five Fairy Stories
The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye: Five Fairy Stories 3.85 avg rating — 4,431 ratings
12.
The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales
The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales 4.23 avg rating — 219,191 ratings
13.
Tales from Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #5)
Tales from Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #5) 4.09 avg rating — 31,226 ratings
14.
Legends
Legends 3.92 avg rating — 7,680 ratings
15.
The Wind's Twelve Quarters
The Wind's Twelve Quarters 4.06 avg rating — 7,605 ratings
16.
The Ivory and the Horn (Newford, #3)
The Ivory and the Horn (Newford, #3) 4.15 avg rating — 3,018 ratings
17.
Dreamsongs, Volume I
Dreamsongs, Volume I 3.97 avg rating — 5,101 ratings
18.
In the Forest of Forgetting
In the Forest of Forgetting 3.94 avg rating — 1,046 ratings
19.
The Bone Key: The Necromantic Mysteries of Kyle Murchison Booth
The Bone Key: The Necromantic Mysteries of Kyle Murchison Booth 4.13 avg rating — 1,623 ratings
20.
The Dying Earth (The Dying Earth, #1)
The Dying Earth (The Dying Earth, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 10,569 ratings
21.
Snow White, Blood Red
Snow White, Blood Red 3.72 avg rating — 6,917 ratings
22.
In Memory: A Tribute to Sir Terry Pratchett
In Memory: A Tribute to Sir Terry Pratchett 4.21 avg rating — 178 ratings
23.
The Green Man: Tales from the Mythic Forest
The Green Man: Tales from the Mythic Forest 3.94 avg rating — 3,248 ratings
24.
Silmarillion
Silmarillion 4.03 avg rating — 325,061 ratings
25.
St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves
St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves 3.79 avg rating — 13,006 ratings
26.
The Door in the Hedge
The Door in the Hedge 3.70 avg rating — 9,885 ratings
27.
The Coyote Road: Trickster Tales
The Coyote Road: Trickster Tales 3.98 avg rating — 1,278 ratings
28.
A Knot in the Grain and Other Stories
A Knot in the Grain and Other Stories 3.80 avg rating — 5,399 ratings
29.
The Complete Fairy Tales
The Complete Fairy Tales 4.17 avg rating — 33,613 ratings
30.
Firebirds Rising: An Anthology of Original Science Fiction and Fantasy
Firebirds Rising: An Anthology of Original Science Fiction and Fantasy 3.92 avg rating — 3,020 ratings
31.
Everything's Eventual
Everything's Eventual 3.97 avg rating — 107,014 ratings
32.
Wonders of the Invisible World
Wonders of the Invisible World 3.92 avg rating — 1,395 ratings
33.
Tales from the Perilous Realm
Tales from the Perilous Realm 4.07 avg rating — 11,526 ratings
34.
Firebirds: An Anthology of Original Fantasy and Science Fiction
Firebirds: An Anthology of Original Fantasy and Science Fiction 3.95 avg rating — 3,738 ratings
35.
Ruby Slippers, Golden Tears
Ruby Slippers, Golden Tears 3.86 avg rating — 1,951 ratings
36.
Beware the Little White Rabbit
Beware the Little White Rabbit 3.67 avg rating — 139 ratings
37.
Somewhere Beneath Those Waves
Somewhere Beneath Those Waves 4.08 avg rating — 652 ratings
38.
Tapping the Dream Tree (Newford, #9)
Tapping the Dream Tree (Newford, #9) 4.26 avg rating — 2,506 ratings
39.
Moonlight and Vines (Newford, #6)
Moonlight and Vines (Newford, #6) 4.21 avg rating — 3,111 ratings
40.
Legends II
Legends II 3.92 avg rating — 3,872 ratings
41.
The Compass Rose
The Compass Rose 3.89 avg rating — 2,439 ratings
42.
2013: A Stellar Collection
2013: A Stellar Collection 4.07 avg rating — 27 ratings
42.
Blackguards: Tales of Assassins, Mercenaries, and Rogues
Blackguards: Tales of Assassins, Mercenaries, and Rogues 3.84 avg rating — 755 ratings
44.
Elementals: Stories of Fire and Ice
Elementals: Stories of Fire and Ice 3.87 avg rating — 1,356 ratings
45.
In the Land of Time and Other Fantasy Tales
In the Land of Time and Other Fantasy Tales 4.10 avg rating — 835 ratings
46.
Daughter of Regals and Other Tales
Daughter of Regals and Other Tales 3.79 avg rating — 2,587 ratings
47.
The Armless Maiden: And Other Tales for Childhood's Survivors
The Armless Maiden: And Other Tales for Childhood's Survivors 4.15 avg rating — 500 ratings
48.
Harrowing the Dragon
Harrowing the Dragon 3.94 avg rating — 1,832 ratings
49.
Wizards: Magical Tales From the Masters of Modern Fantasy
Wizards: Magical Tales From the Masters of Modern Fantasy
by: Jack Dann
3.71 avg rating — 1,809 ratings
50.
A Fisherman of the Inland Sea
A Fisherman of the Inland Sea 4.04 avg rating — 3,322 ratings
51.
New Amsterdam (New Amsterdam, #1)
New Amsterdam (New Amsterdam, #1) 3.57 avg rating — 1,739 ratings
52.
Saffron and Brimstone: Strange Stories
Saffron and Brimstone: Strange Stories 3.90 avg rating — 893 ratings
53.
Tales Before Tolkien: The Roots of Modern Fantasy
Tales Before Tolkien: The Roots of Modern Fantasy 3.93 avg rating — 1,319 ratings
54.
Water (Tales of Elemental Spirits, #1)
Water (Tales of Elemental Spirits, #1) 3.68 avg rating — 3,070 ratings
55.
The Faery Reel: Tales from the Twilight Realm
The Faery Reel: Tales from the Twilight Realm 4.03 avg rating — 3,324 ratings
56.
Fire (Tales of Elemental Spirits, #2)
Fire (Tales of Elemental Spirits, #2) 3.78 avg rating — 1,832 ratings
56.
The Illustrated Man
The Illustrated Man 4.13 avg rating — 105,376 ratings
58.
Zombies Vs. Unicorns
Zombies Vs. Unicorns 3.71 avg rating — 13,493 ratings
59.
Silver Birch, Blood Moon
Silver Birch, Blood Moon 3.99 avg rating — 1,903 ratings
60.
The Dragon Book
The Dragon Book
by: Jack Dann
3.70 avg rating — 1,675 ratings
61.
The Barnum Museum
The Barnum Museum 3.83 avg rating — 955 ratings
62.
Furthermore: An Anthology
Furthermore: An Anthology 4.58 avg rating — 33 ratings
63.
The Battle of Ebulon
The Battle of Ebulon really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 12 ratings
64.
Mixed Magics: Four Tales of Chrestomanci
Mixed Magics: Four Tales of Chrestomanci 3.86 avg rating — 5,294 ratings
65.
The Savage Tales of Solomon Kane
The Savage Tales of Solomon Kane 4.05 avg rating — 5,682 ratings
66.
The Birthday of the World and Other Stories (Hainish Cycle, #9)
The Birthday of the World and Other Stories (Hainish Cycle, #9) 4.33 avg rating — 6,032 ratings
67.
Shatterday
Shatterday 4.15 avg rating — 2,845 ratings
68.
Night's Master (Tales from the Flat Earth #1)
Night's Master (Tales from the Flat Earth #1) 4.06 avg rating — 3,574 ratings
69.
Ficciones
Ficciones 4.40 avg rating — 75,863 ratings
70.
Book of Enchantments
Book of Enchantments really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6,074 ratings
71.
Witch Way to the Mall
Witch Way to the Mall 3.80 avg rating — 288 ratings
72.
Unexpected Magic: Collected Stories
Unexpected Magic: Collected Stories 3.98 avg rating — 3,074 ratings
73.
On the Prowl (Alpha & Omega, #0.5)
On the Prowl (Alpha & Omega, #0.5) 4.06 avg rating — 29,437 ratings
74.
Black Thorn, White Rose
Black Thorn, White Rose 3.88 avg rating — 1,851 ratings
75.
Black Swan, White Raven
Black Swan, White Raven 3.96 avg rating — 1,403 ratings
76.
Elven Silver: The Irreverent Faery Tales of Zardoa Silverstar
Elven Silver: The Irreverent Faery Tales of Zardoa Silverstar 4.60 avg rating — 15 ratings
76.
Vampires Never Get Old: Tales with Fresh Bite
Vampires Never Get Old: Tales with Fresh Bite 3.54 avg rating — 6,735 ratings
78.
Black Heart, Ivory Bones
Black Heart, Ivory Bones 4.05 avg rating — 2,034 ratings
78.
Burning Your Boats: The Collected Short Stories
Burning Your Boats: The Collected Short Stories 4.28 avg rating — 2,795 ratings
80.
Steampunk
Steampunk 3.53 avg rating — 2,292 ratings
80.
Stories for an Enchanted Afternoon
Stories for an Enchanted Afternoon 4.08 avg rating — 36 ratings
82.
A Rendezvous in Averoigne
A Rendezvous in Averoigne 4.16 avg rating — 899 ratings
82.
The Empire of Ice Cream
The Empire of Ice Cream 4.05 avg rating — 529 ratings
84.
Waldo and Magic, Inc
Waldo and Magic, Inc 3.87 avg rating — 8,565 ratings
85.
Strange Wine
Strange Wine 4.13 avg rating — 2,268 ratings
85.
A Blink of the Screen: Collected Shorter Fiction
A Blink of the Screen: Collected Shorter Fiction 4.04 avg rating — 6,703 ratings
87.
The Fantasy Writer's Assistant and Other Stories
The Fantasy Writer's Assistant and Other Stories 4.09 avg rating — 268 ratings
87.
Push of the Sky
Push of the Sky 4.38 avg rating — 45 ratings
89.
Fancies and Goodnights
Fancies and Goodnights 4.05 avg rating — 948 ratings
89.
Hart and Boot and Other Stories
Hart and Boot and Other Stories
by: Tim Pratt
4.09 avg rating — 154 ratings
91.
Sister Emily's Lightship and Other Stories
Sister Emily's Lightship and Other Stories 3.94 avg rating — 344 ratings
92.
Emerald Magic: Great Tales of Irish Fantasy
Emerald Magic: Great Tales of Irish Fantasy 3.70 avg rating — 453 ratings
93.
The Inheritance
The Inheritance 3.98 avg rating — 5,437 ratings
93.
Dark Matter: A Century of Speculative Fiction from the African Diaspora
Dark Matter: A Century of Speculative Fiction from the African Diaspora 4.16 avg rating — 1,434 ratings
95.
The Book of Fantasy
The Book of Fantasy 4.35 avg rating — 2,818 ratings
95.
Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances
Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances 3.91 avg rating — 62,823 ratings
97.
The Best of Fritz Leiber
The Best of Fritz Leiber 3.98 avg rating — 585 ratings
98.
The Gorgon and Other Beastly Tales
The Gorgon and Other Beastly Tales 4.04 avg rating — 339 ratings
99.
Wonder Tales
Wonder Tales 4.14 avg rating — 290 ratings
100.
The Dream Cycle of H.P. Lovecraft: Dreams of Terror and Death
The Dream Cycle of H.P. Lovecraft: Dreams of Terror and Death 4.23 avg rating — 7,112 ratings
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